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pawing

verb as in touch roughly

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Then she accused him of “pawing” through her script and — while mimicking his South African accent — claimed he didn’t laugh at the sketch a single time.

Even Stokes was prowling laps of the boundary on Thursday, like a caged tiger pawing at the ground.

From BBC

We are caught like cats pawing at baubles while missing the true depravity of another Trump presidency.

From Salon

Klawde flicked his tail, hopped down from the window, and started pawing at the door.

The ball was rolled into Mehmeti in the D on the edge of the box, moved it on to his left foot and then unleashed a shot which left Hermansen pawing at air.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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